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It can for things like posters. And in cases like the H25, the guide does flush with every reboot.

I don't think the guide flushes on any normal reboot.... I usually check the Guide after a reboot, and unless I purposely flush it, it's there. On HR20-700, HR25-500, and two H25s. Be interested if others have different experience with those boxes, or others.

I just passed 1 month for DirecTV and since last week, changing channels has become very slow. Is this normal? I've tried both remotes (Harmony/DirecTV) and still slow. I have HD but no DVR, all my channels react the same way.....using channel number, last 4, last channel, etc. What will usually happen is i press the channel, then it will delay for 10-15 seconds, then the screen will go black for about 10-15 seconds, then it will be fine. Never had this problem on TWC, it was instant. Any ideas?

Whew! I was worried that my observations were wrong or I had very 'special' receivers. It used to be that a reboot flushed the guide, at least it did in the first year or so of my HR20. l

It all depends on the firmware upgrade. Some upgrades required a flush of the guide (and it was done automagically), others didn't/don't and it takes two reboots within 30 minutes to force a guide flush.

By the time most users see a new firmware download, it has been running for four hours or more, and has been rebuilt far enough out that they never notice that the guide is being rebuilt. (one good reason firmware upgrades tend to happen around 2:30 a.m.)

Can't believe there's been this many replies and nobody has suggested turning off native on the receiver and making it scale everything to a certain resolution.. That will usually speed up channel changes a decent amount.

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Can't believe there's been this many replies and nobody has suggested turning off native on the receiver and making it scale everything to a certain resolution.. That will usually speed up channel changes a decent amount.

I like native, so I wouldn't tell someone to turn it off. Plus the response difference is hardly worth mentioning.Unless you have a poor HD TV.

I've got two HR-24s and one H24. I only ever had to reboot one of the HR-24s a couple times since I first got it in May 2010. Since the HD Guide update I haven't had to reboot it at all. Native is turned off and output is set to 1080i and 1080p only. Remote is set to RF instead of IR. Only time I get sluggish response is when the batteries in remote are drained and need recharging. I get better response from the receiverS than I do the tv's when changing the volume.

Hi everyone. This may deserve its own thread. My one week old HR24 has slow response time (~20 seconds) when trying to access the menu, guide. The guide scrolls smoothly but if I try to access another channel or menu item there is the same 20 second lag. Rebooting resolves this issue. It does this every couple of days. Is this normal and should I risk getting a new receiver which I assume will be a reman?